While GCOOS is a data-driven organization, our mission also includes developing tools that help support a more ocean-literate society. To that end, GCOOS educators have developed a series of lesson plans for educators. Plans are based on national science standards.
Lesson Plans for Educators
Grades 5-8
Coral Reefs: Assessing the Health of Coral Reefs PDF
Climatology: Climate versus Weather PDF
Oceanography: Ocean in Motion PDF
PowerPoint
Estuarine Ecology: Quantifying (Measuring) Healthy Ecosystems PDF
Grades 3-5
Nutrients: How’s the Water? PDF
Ecology: Invasive Species PDF
Life Sciences: What is a Dichotomous Key? PDF
Marine Biology: Sea Turtle Life Cycle PDF
Grades 1-4
Biology/Zoology: Measuring Whales and Graphing Results PDF
Grades 1-3
Marine Biology: Life in the Twilight Zone PDF
Grades 1-2
Molecular: Atoms and Water Molecules PDF
Grades K-2
Life Science/Biology: Taxonomy and Classification PDF
Red Tide Citizen Scientists
Citizen Science
Invasive Species
